Dictionary

Orthos

o ₁r ₁t ₁h ₄o ₁s ₁

About 2 syllables

6 letters · Rare

Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : not valid
Wordle : not valid

What does orthos mean?

We don’t have a definition for orthos yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is ORTHOS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	No
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is ORTHOS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts

o ₁r ₁t ₁h ₄o ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

8 pts

o ₁r ₁t ₁h ₃o ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

9 pts

o ₁r ₁t ₁h ₄o ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

8 pts

o ₁r ₁t ₁h ₃o ₁s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ORTHOS

Best shorter words top 30 of 67

hoots 8 horst 8 ortho 8 shoot 8 short 8 sooth 8 thoro 8 tohos 8 hoot 7 hors 7 host 7 hots 7 ohos 7 oohs 7 rhos 7 shoo 7 shot 7 soho 7 soth 7 thro 7 toho 7 tosh 7 hoo 6 hos 6 hot 6 oho 6 ohs 6 ooh 6 rho 6 soh 6

See all 67 words made from ORTHOS

Hooks for ORTHOS

Add one letter to the front or back of ORTHOS to make another word.

Front hooks

porthos

Back hooks

None

Orthos: quick answers

Is ORTHOS a valid Scrabble word?

Only in Collins. ORTHOS is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.

How many points is ORTHOS worth?

ORTHOS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in ORTHOS?

You can make 67 shorter words from ORTHOS, such as HOOTS, HORST, ORTHO, SHOOT. See the full list.